A case has been registered against noted Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin for her Twitter comment dubbing fatwa issuing Muslim clerics as ‘criminals’.
An FIR was lodged under Section 195 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 66 AIT Act on the complaint of Maulana Hasan Raza Khan ‘Noori Miyan’, son of Maulana Subhan Raza Khan, the head of Raza force at city kotwali police station in Bareilly district on Wednesday night.
In her tweet on November 6, Taslima Nasrin had commented that in India the criminals who issue fatwa against the women were not arrested. The complaint said that a case should be registered against the writer as her comments had hurt the sentiments of Muslim community. It also demanded her arrest and seizure of her passport.
Maulana Noori Mian said that the fatwas were always issued in the light of ‘Quran’ and ‘Hadees’ and held importance among the Muslims. It may be recalled that Bareilly was an important place for Muslims and the followers of Barelvi sect were spread all over the world.